Needle for hand-embroidery and similar work



Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

V G V PADE AND C T NEITZEL NEEDLE FOR HAND EMBROIDERY AND SIMILAR WORK. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20, 1919.

UNETED STATES PATENT OFFZCE.

GEORGE V. FADE AND CONRAD T. N EITZEL, OF DALLAS, TEXAS, ASSIGNORS T AMERI- CAN ART NEEDLE COMPANY. OF DALLAS, TEXAS. A CORPORATION OF ISELAWARE.

NEEDLE FOR HAND-EMBROIDERY AND SIMILAR WORK.

Application filed October 20, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Gnonon V. PADE and Coxnan T. NnrrznL, citizens of the United States, residing at Dallas in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Needles for Hand-Embroidery and Flimilar lVork, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to certain new and use iul improvements in embroidery needles, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a needle which is equipped with different sized points to permit the ready and quick detaching o f one point, and the equally ready and quick attachment of a different sized point so as to adapt one redle or handle for various characters of embroidery or similar work.

The invention further aims to provide a point which has a novel character of fastenand which can also be used with the gage forming the subject matter of an application filed August 4, 1919. Serial No. 315,055.

In the drawings' Figure 1, is a side elevation of the invention;

Fig. 2, is a bottom plan view;

Fig. 3, isv top plan view;

Fig. 4, is a section on line of Fig. 1; and Figs. 5 and 6 are sections on lines 5-5, and 66 respectively of Fig. 2.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, a hollow body 1, is formed to provide a substantially cylindrical handle having an attenuated 'frusto conical shank 2.

The side edges of the body and shank are spaced apart to provide a thread-receiving slit The detachable point 4 is provided with a flared socket 5 located at the inner end thereof and formed to conformably engage over the irusto-conical shank 2. The socket and the point have their side edges spaced apart to form a thread receiving slit 6. which registers with the slit 8 of the body and shank.

A resilient spring arm 7 extends outwardly from socket 2 and has its outer end turned at right angles to provide a finger 8 which engages in a slot 9 formed in the body 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

Serial No. 331,923.

The gage 10 is of Strip-like formation and like the arm of the needle point is formed ott sp r1ng metal having a pair of spring gripping fingers 11 intermediate its ends which yieldingly embrace the handle 1, as depicted in Figs. 1 and 2. The forward end of the gage has an out-turned bifurcated or forked part 12 which straddles the needle point, while the opposite end is also turned outwardly to form a pawl 13 which 1s selectively received in any desired one of a series of transverse notches 14 formed in the handle.

The gage is thus adjustable to various positions determined by the range of the notches 14 and since it is disposed and operates over the socket and arm of the detachable point, it will be thus apparent that the latter is assisted in being held in place by the gage. To remove the point and apply a different sized point, it is necessary to first remove the gage, so as to permit the finger 8 of the point to be raised up out of notch 9, whereupon the point is moved forwardly to disengage its socket from the shank 2. v i

In applying the point, the finger 8 snaps into the notch 9, the end walls of the latter engaging the finger sides soas to prevent 2. In combination with an embroidery needle having a body provided with a sulostantially conical shank, and formed with a notch beyond the shank, a detachable point having a socket conformably receiving the shank and means carried by the point and removably engaged in the notch to hold the socket in position on the shank.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

GEORGE V. PADE. CONRAD T. NEITZEL. 

